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title: A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in… — Electricity at home · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker. What should he do first? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong
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# Test 1 · ★ · Electricity at home

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A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker. What should he do first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** come out, want, plug, do

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/32-electricity-at-home/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:1
# text = A boy in Florida has just come out of the pool and wants to plug in the speaker.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	plug	plug	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	speaker	speaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present · perfect | a boy in Florida |  |  |  |  | of the pool; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **want** | present | a boy in Florida *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **plug** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a boy in Florida *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the speaker | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What should he do first?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:2
# text = What should he do first?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | boy |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Plug it in while still standing in the pool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:o1:1
# text = Plug it in while still standing in the pool
1	Plug	plug	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plug in** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the pool | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pool=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Use his elbow so his hands stay wet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:o2:1
# text = Use his elbow so his hands stay wet
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | his elbow |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elbow=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | his hands |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Dry his hands and stand away from the wet floor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:o3:1
# text = Dry his hands and stand away from the wet floor
1	Dry	dry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | imperative | you *not said here* | his hands |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient hand=Result |
| 2 | **stand away** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the wet floor |  | away *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Hold the plug with wet fingers but do it very quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t1:o4:1
# text = Hold the plug with wet fingers but do it very quickly
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plug	plug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the plug |  |  |  | with wet fingers | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plug=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* | plug |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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